Augusta area sees its second big lottery win in a week

Local lottery player wins $80,000 with digital game
Published: May 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM EDT|Updated: May 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM EDT
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta player won more than $30,000 this week on an instant-win lottery ticket.

The ticket was purchased Tuesday at Hot Spot Food Mart, 3184 Skinner Mill Road, according to the Georgia Lottery.

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The Augusta player hit the jackpot for $31,313 playing Hit $250 Quick Win.

Quick Win games are instant-play, instant-win games that share a rolling progressive jackpot and are available at Georgia Lottery retailers and online.

It came just a few days after another big local winner.

An Appling Diggi Games player won $80,000 while playing Royal Jumbo Bucks on Saturday.

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Diggi games are electronic games available on the Georgia Lottery app.

Georgia Lottery games benefit education in the Peach State.